Smoking Among Off-Reserve First Nations, Métis, and Inuit High School Students

Authors

  • Evelyne Bougie Statistics Canada, Government of Canada
  • Dafna Kohen Statistics Canada, Government of Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2018.9.2.1

Abstract

Using data from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS), this study investigated associations between smoking and a number of school, peer, and family characteristics among off-reserve First Nations (n = 2,308), Métis (n = 2,058), and Inuit (n = 655) high school students aged 12 to 21 years. Logistic regressions revealed important group differences in Indigenous youths' correlates of smoking. Characteristics that were negatively associated with smoking included attending a school with a positive environment or having peers with high educational aspirations among First Nations students; participating in school-based club extra-curricular activities or living in a smoke-free home among Métis; and living in higher-income families among Inuit. A consistent risk factor for smoking among all Indigenous students was having close friends who engaged in risk behaviours.

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Published

2018-04-25

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Research

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Copyright (c) 2018 Evelyne Bougie, Dafna Kohen

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